BCA'37 Notices #7

Welcome to our 7th Newsletter.
Thank you for your positive responses to our newsletters, and for your encouragement;
we will continue to produce them in both English and Spanish.

There are still plenty of events to attend:
- below you will see details of an exciting month long event in Barakaldo;
- the Co-operative societies gave tremendous support to the children back in 1937,
and are continuing to do so now with an event that they are hosting in Wherstead Park, Ipswich;
- Harbour Lights, Southampton event on 19th June: I still have some cheaper tickets available if you contact me directly at
carmen@basquechildren.org or 07801 067161.

As always - check on the website for the latest details. Do join us!
Best wishes to you all, Carmen Kilner.
BCA'37 UK

Giordano Díaz Lombardero
We are sad to report the death of Giordano Díaz Lombardero on 18th May in Lewisham.Read more here …

Mari Carmen Wood (Nee Andrés)
We have now added an obituary for Mari Carmen.
Read more here …

BBC Radio Shropshire from Sunday, 4th June 2017
The folk duo Na-Mara were featured on Genevieve Tudor's Sunday Folk radio programme.
It is available to listen to on the internet until 4th July.
Na-Mara are on for 20 minutes at 31.00 minutes into the programme.
The programmme is no longer available on the iPlayer.

A Report by Jim Jump on the Plaque Unveiling at Lancing LibraryRead more here …

El Iberico
The London based Spanish language newspaper El Iberico recently pubished an article
"80 años de los niños vascos en Reino Unido".
It includes an interview with José and Olga Osa and Paco Robles at the Centro Social de Mayores Miguel de Cervantes.www.eliberico.com/el-iberico-177.html pages 6/7.

19th June - IPSWICH (Suffolk)

'Our unfortunate little guests: The Basque Refugee Children in Suffolk, 1937-1939'
An Open Lecture by Dr Edward Packard. University of Suffolk, Waterfront Auditorium. 6.00pm Reception, 6.45 Lecture.
Event Poster.
To book your place email openlectures@uos.ac.uk.

21st June - SOUTHAMPTON

'The Guernica Children' - Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Ocean Village, Maritime Walk, Southampton SO14 3TL, 6.00pm to 8.30pm
Showing of Steve Bowles' prize winning documentary, an exhibition and a discussion with a panel consisting of Steve Bowles,
Simon Martinez (BCA'37), and Mike Brown from CLEAR, a human-rights organisation working with asylum-seekers and
refugees in Southampton today.Tickets are now on sale for this event.
A limited number of tickets are available at £9 each directly from BCA'37
— contact: carmen@basquechildren.org.
Or, buy online - tickets £11 - at: www.ourscreen.com/film/The-Guernica-Children.

1st July - LONDON

IBMT's annual commemoration at the International Brigade memorial, Jubilee Gardens, on London’s Southbank, SE1.
Speakers and performers this year include Michael Rosen, Maddy Carty Len McCluskey, Tosh McDonald,
Hermino Martínez and Na-mara. Starts at 1pm and runs for about an hour.Read more here …

8th July - BRISTOL

Bristol Euskal Etxea, (venue to be determined)
Talk: "From Bilbao to Britain" by Carmen Kilner.
Details will be announced on the website nearer the time.

10th July - CAERLEON (Nr Newport, Gwent

Caerleon Arts Festival, 7th to 16th July
10th July is the 80th anniversary of the arrival of 56 Basque children to Caerleon and the Festival is dedicating a whole
day to commemorating this event: talks by Hywel Davies, Eddie Butler and Carmen Kilner; films; a guided walk;
our BCA'37 exhibition and other entertainment.
(More details nearer the time)